Dear Emil!
How can we describe what’s going through our heads at the moment? How do you thank someone that’s been by your side for nine years? And how can you express how important someone who has achieved so much and given you their all is to you?
We can only try to express our thanks with this.
We were still playing in the 2.Bundesliga in 2015. The only trophy we had was the Sachsenpokal and you had the number 12 on the back of your shirt.
Over the next nine years, you shaped a once-in-a-lifetime era. This era put RB Leipzig on the map – in the Bundesliga and in Europe.
You will always be one of the most important new arrivals that has ever joined our club. You helped Leipzig to be the club they are today. We now have two DFB-Pokals and a Supercup in our trophy cabinet. And it’s thanks to you.
You gave us unique experiences that will stay for us forever. With your own way of playing football. With your goals that you scored in the most important matches time and time again and helped fire us to the pinnacle of the sport.
And above all, with how you are as a person. Respectful. Friendly. Genuine. A number 10 who’s a trailblazer both on and off the pitch. An idol for our fans. A role model for every footballer, both young and old.
You’ve made yourself a legend here. And the beauty of being a legend? You remain forever. And you will remain part of the RBL family. You will remain a part of our club. You will remain RB Leipzig.
Thank you, Emil!